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Indulge me, Star-crossed fans, with a cross-post from my blog. It took me many many days to compose this (hell, it takes me many many days to compose every blog post--I'm that slow of a writer),…
My first full-length novel came out in 2006...it will have been out three years come next month. My second full-length novel is due to be released sometime soon (no ETA on it yet, but sooner rather …
We all know how comets are chunks of dirty ice in extreme orbit around the sun, which pass close enough to Earth every so often to be seen from the backyard, or possibly a half-decent amateur telesco…
So I thought a great topic for today's blog post would be something that authors and readers would find interest in. I decided to identify interesting concepts embodied in the electronic publish…
Happy New Year, everyone! I confess, I haven't been around much in the past few weeks. Between a deadline and family commitments, I really had to bury my head in the sand for awhile. As a resu…
Spriiiinnnnnggggg!!! Ever so glorious, thank the gods it's here finally, spring! I noticed that the Blogger dashboard this morning said, "We're out of beta" and I immediately though…
I've got the seeds for a WIP for another anthology traveling around in my head. One of the minor characters I got somewhat attached to in the story "Hounded" is the character of Sonny …
So this week's special topic here at Star-Crossed is Alien Languages. I understand that Tolkien wrote the entire Lord of the Rings body of work just so he could create the languages around it. …
Something spurred my brain into thought-mode the other day. In a review of Alien Communion over at Dear Author.com, Jayne made a remark that she couldn't envision a heroine leaving her own plan…
This week's theme here at Star-Crossed is Valentine's Day. Traditionally, V-Day has been a high time in the world of romantic fiction, as no other holiday celebrates romance so directly, and…
This is my "mea culpa" post ::blush:: . See, I was supposed to post on the first, but I moved on the 30th and well, I missed my post day. So I traded days with Angela. But I have a rea…
This week's theme here at Star-Crossed is one I'm rather excited about. Being that we all write futuristics, fantasies, or SF, we've decided to talk about the delightful and strange wor…